Collar.



No. 64|,69o.

Patented lan. 23, |900.

H. L. GULLINE..

GDLLAB.

(Appumion mea maf. s, 189s.;

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No. 64l,690.

(N0 Model.)

Patented lan. 23, |900.

H. L. GULLINE.

COLLAR.

(Application ,led Mar., 8, 1898.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT Eric HENRY LAWRENCE GULLINE, OF GRANBY, CANADA.

COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 641,690, dated J' anuary 23, 1900.

application nea March s, 189s.

To all whom it iii/ty concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LAWRENCE GUL- LINE, of Granby, in the county of Shefford and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars3 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

The invention relates more particularly to the rims of horse-collars, and has for its object to produce a metal rim of improved construction.

The invention consists in a hollow metal rim having a closed flange projecting in part tangentially therefrom, a further improvement consisting of a spring-hin ge uniting the two ends of the sections of the rim at the throat portion.

For full comprehension, however, of the invention reference must be had to the annexed drawings, forming a part of this specication, in which like symbols indicate corresponding parts, and wherein- Figure l is a rear view of a metal rim constructed according to the invention; Fig. 2, a side view of same; Figs. 3, et, and 5, crosssectional views of same, respectively, on lines 3 3, 4 4, and 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail longitudinal sectional view of the throat-end portions of the two sections of the rim; and Fig. 7, a cross-sectional view on line 7 7, Fig. 6, Fig. 8 being a cross-sectional View of a complete collar provided with the improved rim.

The metal rim is, as shown, composed of two like halves of the usual or any desired shapes of horse-collar rims and hinged together at the throat portion. Each half is formed with a hollow body portion l, circular in cross-section except at the peak, preferably by rolling a single length of sheet metal intothe required tubular form, but leaving sufficient unturned edge along each side to form flanges 2 and 3, the latter being about twice the width of the Iiange 2 in order that the extra portion 3u may be folded and bent down over the iiange 2, reaching to the base of same, so that a rigid compact three-ply flange may be formed closed at the edge throughout its entire length.

In order to afford freedom to the neck of the horse and at the same time adord a larger Serial No. 673,141. (No model.)

hame space or recess, as at 4, the three-ply flange projects tangentially, as shown more clearly in Fig. 5, from the tubular body porL tion l and at an outward or Haring angle, the base of the flange being also more toward the inside of the contour of the body than the peripheral line thereof to aord, as before mentioned, greater recess for llame-space.

As will be observed in Figs. 3 and 4, the tangential angle of the flange becomes less acute toward the peak of the rim, where it is not required as much as at the throat portion.

The peak is formed by a gradual iattening out of the upper ends of the tubular body portions, as at 5, the attening being complete at the extreme peak end of each body-half.

The two halves of the rim are hinged to'- gether at the throat portion in the following manner: A pair of short block-pieces ct b, having knuckle ends a' a' b', respectively, are pivoted together at c and partially hollowed out, as at d2 h2, to accommodate a spring e, of spiral form, one end, e', of which bears within the recess d2, whilethe other outer end portion, e2, is straightened and turned inward through'the spiral and passing through slots` a3 h3 in the block-pieces has its extreme end crooked, as at e3, Ito take over a pin f, arranged transversely of and bearing against the transverse wall of the piece h2. The parts as just described are first set together and vertical rivet-holes g bored through the blockpieces, so that when inserted in lthe throat ends' of the two halves of the rim rivets h can be passed through the holes g and correspondf ing rivet-holes in the rim ends to securely connect the parts together in spring-hinge fashion.

It will be noticed that the slots a3 b3 are to one side of the block-pieces, so that the spring portion c will not interfere with the rivets h.

The spring-hinge tends to automatically close the collar at the peak `end and yet allow it to be readily opened when fitting the collar on the horse.

To secure the rim to the body 6 of the collar, the three-ply flange of the rim is perforated, as at 7, to allow of the usual riveting or lacing the parts together, as shown in Fig. 8.

The peak ends of the rim may be secured together by any desired and customary fastening. (Not shown.)

IDO

Vhat I claim is as follows:

l. A horse-collar rim made of metal and having a hollow body portion and a perforated flange projecting therefrom, the base of the ange being located near the inside of the contour of such body portion and the angle of flare of such flange varying throughout its length from the throat portion to the peak as shown and described.

2. A horse-collar rim composed of two like hollow metal halves united at the throat portion by a spring-hin ge connection comprising block-pieces set in the ends of the rim-halves 

